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The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics of P. Universidad Católica
and
The Department of Astrophysical Sciences of Princeton University

ANNOUNCE:

THE FIRST PRINCETON - PUC WORKSHOP ON ASTROPHYSICS

to be held in Pucón, Chile, on January 11-14, 1999

Dark matter mass per area in the cluster CL0024+1654. (CREDIT: Greg Kochanski, Ian Dell'Antonio, and Tony Tyson (Bell Labs).

PURPOSE

This workshop intends to bring together about 15 experts on the subject of observational measures of the Cosmological Density Parameters $\Omega$ with a number of interested astronomers and students, in order to discuss the most recent developments in the field. It will be restricted to about 60 participants. Its organization will stress free discussion and exchange of ideas.

In addition to its interest to the international and Latin American astronomical communities, it should have the effect of stimulating Chilean astronomy and its links to the astronomical communities of other countries, in preparation for the tremendous opportunities that will be available in the country with the installation of several 8 m class optical and infrared telescopes and one or more world-class millimeter arrays.

TOPICS

The talks will present recent measurements, constraints, and/or inferences on the value of the cosmological density and energy parameters obtained from:

Large Scale Motions in the Universe and their relation to the Galaxy Density Field
Redshift-space distortions of redshift surveys
Galaxy dynamics on small scales and dynamics of the Local Group
Anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background
Mass function, morphology, mass-to-light ratio, and evolution of clusters of galaxies
Study of the nature and large-scale structure of high-redshift galaxies
Luminosity Distances to high-z SNe
Quasar absorption lines and Structure formation
Gravitational Lensing
Nucleosynthesis, Baryonic Density, and Deuterium Abundance

INVITED SPEAKERS

- Alejandro Clocchiatti, PUC
- Luiz da Costa, ESO and CNPq
- Rupert Croft, Harvard University-CFA
- Avishai Dekel, Racah Institute of Physics
- Vicent Eke, Cambridge University
- Ricardo Flores, University of Missouri
- Andrew Hamilton, University of Colorado
- Wayne Hu, Institute for Advanced Study
- Bob Kirshner, Harvard University
- Chris Kochanek, Harvard University
- Ofer Lahav, Cambridge University
- Lyman Page, Princeton University
- Max Pettini, Cambridge University
- Mark Phillips, Carnegie Institution
- Rachel Somerville, Racah Institute of Physics
- Michael Strauss, Princeton University
- Tony Tyson, Lucent Technologies
- David Tytler, University of California

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

- Neta Bahcall, Princeton
- Alejandro Clocchiatti, PUC
- Avishai Dekel, Racah Institute of Physics
- Jim Peebles, Princeton University
- Hernán Quintana, PUC
- David N. Spergel, Princeton University
- Michael Strauss, Princeton (Chair)
- J. Anthony Tyson, Lucent Technologies
- J. Craig Wheeler, University of Texas

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

- A. Clocchiatti, PUC
- L. Infante, PUC
- H. Quintana, PUC
- A. Reisenegger, PUC
- G. Reineking, PUC

SPONSORS

- Fundación Andes
- CONICYT
- CTIO

Villarrica Volcano & Lake as seen from Pucón.

1st circular.

Registration Form

Out Doors Activities Available.

Area map - Hotel(s) finding chart.

For information contact the LOC:
Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics,
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,
Casilla 104, Santiago 22, Chile.
FAX: (56)(2)686-4948
Phone: (56)(2)686-4940
E-mail: workshop@astro.puc.cl

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